William Lowe

William Henry Muir Lowe (20 October 1861-7 February 1944) was a British Army Major-General who commanded the British troops in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising.

Biography
William Henry Muir Lowe was born in Allahabad, British India on 20 October 1861, and he joined the British Army in 1881 as a Lieutenant. He went on to serve in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 and in the Third Anglo-Burmese War from 1886 to 1887, after which he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the 7th Dragoon Guards. From 1900 to 1902, he commanded the regiment in South Africa during the Second Boer War, and he retired in 1908. On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he rejoined the army as Inspector of Cavalry, and he was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1915. He was sent to command the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Brigade at Curragh Camp in Dublin, Ireland, in which position he took command of the British forces in Dublin during the Easter Rising of April 1916. He ordered the shelling of Liberty Hall before negotiating the unconditional surrender of the Irish rebels. He retired in March 1919 with the rank of Major-General, and he died in London in 1944 at the age of 82.